The session, which was originally set to run from 9-10:50 a.m. ET, got underway after the track was dried by a team of 20 Air Titans shortly before 10:30 a.m. and ran until 11 a.m.

Johnson paced the field with a best speed of 189.298 mph, achieved on his first of five total laps. A trio of Hendrick Motorsports drivers landed in the top five, with fellow four-time Brickyard winner Jeff Gordon (187.856) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (187.758) placing fourth and fifth, respectively. The series' most recent winner Brad Keselowski (188.494), in second, and Kevin Harvick (188.363), in third, completed the top five.

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